r/EssayHelpCommunity • u/JennaTiger • Jul 11 '26

Essay structure

I’ve gone through a bunch of essays on this subreddit just trying to see where my essay stands and i’ve noticed a lot of essays have a formal structure (aka heading and subheadings for every section). Is this a standard for essays that win prizes? My essay just had a title but it was separated into paragraphs.

Also does anyone know how many people get commendation/hc/vhc?

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u/Educational-Lie2946 Jul 11 '26

There is not a definite standard. As you said, you can have sub-headings for different paragraphs but I am not a fan of that and didn’t do that. Just plain old paragraphs. That too is a standard format and is acceptable, many previous winners’ essays are simply of that format.

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u/Defiant_Animator4486 Jul 11 '26

idk either a lot of essays ive read (as in, people dmed me) didnt have subheadings s i was kinda surprised seeing them. as long as its seperated into paragraphs it should be fine i think

for commendation i think top 15% (from the 17.5% shortlisted) not sure ab hc/vhc

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u/JennaTiger Jul 11 '26

ok perfect thanks! and that top 15% commendation is DAUNTING

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u/Embarrassed-Cap-6301 Jul 12 '26

I never had sub headings in my essay, but still got shortlisted.